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- Q 1/10Score 01. A virus consists of29proteins, cell membrane and RNARNA or DNA and a cell membraneRNA onlyRNA or DNA and a protein coat
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- Q11. A virus consists ofproteins, cell membrane and RNARNA or DNA and a cell membraneRNA onlyRNA or DNA and a protein coat45s
- Q22. How do viruses reproduce?inserting DNA into the host cellsexually, by external fertilizationthey divide by mitosisreplication outside the host45s
- Q33. Which of the following is smallest?Bacteriophagecell membrane proteinbacteriaeukaryote cell45s
- Q44. Retroviruses are different from viruses in that:all of thesethey can become dormantthey are symmetricalThey have RNA instead of DNA45s
- Q55. Vaccines can be used to prevent viral infection by:creating an immune response in the host cellcreating a blocking protein on the celldestroying any viruses that enter the hostpreventing replication of the virus45s
- Q66. Antiviral drugs that are used after infection often prevent:reinfection by other virusesimmune system degradationcell divisionuptake of the virus45s
- Q77. Why do some viruses seem to go away and then return later, like a cold sore?host has been infected with a different strainthe virus had entered the lysogenic cyclethe virus mutatedthe immune system forgot the virus45s
- Q88. Why is it difficult to develop vaccines for retroviruses?RNA mutates more frequently than DNAtheir small size evades the immune systemthe capsid of retroviruses is resistantvaccines can only target blood-borne pathogens45s
- Q99. Viruses are often named by:the animal that carries itwhere they were first discoveredthe scientist who discovered itall of these45s
- Q1010. What happens after the virus has been taken up by the cell?it switches to infectious modeit dividesit inserts into the host DNAit begins making protein45s
